Mississippi Business Journal » neighborhoods http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Proposed landfill divides community http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/16/proposed-landfill-divides-community-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proposed-landfill-divides-community-2 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/16/proposed-landfill-divides-community-2/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:20:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=49750 MADISON COUNTY — Homeowner Sylvia Thomas calls a proposed landfill in Madison County an “environmental injustice.” George French, a consultant for local businesses, calls it an economic development necessity. The Clarion-Ledger reported the two were among about 80 residents from Madison and Hinds counties attending a public hearing at Tougaloo College sponsored by the Mississippi [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/16/proposed-landfill-divides-community-2/feed/ 0 Residents protest against proposed Coast hotel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/02/residents-protest-against-proposed-coast-hotel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=residents-protest-against-proposed-coast-hotel http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/02/residents-protest-against-proposed-coast-hotel/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:52:13 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=49176 BILOXI — A developer wants to build a $12-million Fairfield Inn hotel next to the new Biloxi Visitors Center, but the people who live in the area said it doesn’t fit in their historic neighborhood. The Sun Herald reports the Biloxi Planning Commission yesterday tabled the request for a zoning change and variances until the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/02/residents-protest-against-proposed-coast-hotel/feed/ 0 New Coast neighborhood offers ‘cottage village’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/01/new-coast-neighborhood-offers-cottage-village/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-coast-neighborhood-offers-cottage-village http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/01/new-coast-neighborhood-offers-cottage-village/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:47:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=49120 PASS CHRISTIAN — A new neighborhood in downtown Pass Christian is expected to appeal to people who want to live and work in the heart of Gulf Coast town. WLOX-TV in Biloxi reports the neighborhood is a mixture of MEMA cottages and what’s being called “green cottages.” There are 40 cottages in all. Twenty of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/01/new-coast-neighborhood-offers-cottage-village/feed/ 0 Putting families back in homes http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/08/31/putting-families-back-in-homes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=putting-families-back-in-homes http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/08/31/putting-families-back-in-homes/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:01:00 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=11687   Neighborhood program putting families back in their homes   There can be a snowball effect when a large number of foreclosures hit a neighborhood. Who wants to buy a home when prices are declining and many homes in the neighborhood are vacant with unkempt yards because of foreclosures? But, now there is an opportunity to [...]

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